[bnelson44]

You don't compair two different companies' polling reports and say there is a jump of 6 points. They use different methodologies.

[retMD]

You beat me to it.

[Irene Adler]

"You don't compair two different companies' polling reports and say there is a jump of 6 points. They use different methodologies."

Correct. You watch the same poll to look for any changes in ratings and hope (or better, if you are motivated to find out, check) to make sure its methodology has not changed from one poll to the next.

[sam_paine]

You don't compair two different companies' polling reports and say there is a jump of 6 points.

Newsmax does if they need to make a story.

It works! If your wife drives your pickup, and then drives her Honda, she just increased the pickup fuel mpg by 50%! New math, bro. Gid wid it.